Cosmetic container having button-separable structure

ABSTRACT

A cosmetic container having a button-separable structure according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a lower container; an upper container which opens and closes the lower container; a button provided on the upper container; and a mirror formed on the upper container, wherein the upper container includes a connection member coupled to the lower container and a cover member detachably coupled to the connection member, and the button is divided into an elastic locking member formed on the connection member and a pressing member formed on the cover member.

TECHNICAL FIELD

One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic container,and more particularly, to a cosmetic container having a button-separablestructure, in which a part of an upper container can be easily detachedfrom a lower container without being disturbed by a button through abutton-separable structure provided on the upper container.

BACKGROUND ART

A cosmetic product is an article used to beautify the appearance of ahuman body and cover defects of the appearance to enable the human bodyto appear attractive or to maintain a health of skis, hairs, etc.

The cosmetic product is classified into base cosmetics, color cosmetics,and functional cosmetics according to the purpose of use, and producedin a liquid or gel form or a solid or powder form according tocharacteristics thereof and stored and used in various types of cosmeticcontainers.

Accordingly, it is necessary to develop containers for various types ofcosmetic products according to the purpose of use and characteristics ofthe cosmetic product. In general, a liquid or gel cosmetic product isused in such a manner that a user fills a glass container or a tubecontainer with the liquid or gel cosmetic product, puts the cosmeticproduct on his/her hands for use or squeezes the cosmetic product fromthe container, and then applies the cosmetic product onto his/her skins.

However, according to such a conventional cosmetic container, there isan inconvenience that the user is required to wash his/her hands onwhich a cosmetic material is put whenever the user uses the cosmeticmaterial and there is a problem that the cosmetic material is wasted.

In order to solve the problems as described above, a compact containerin which a puff is mounted has been developed, so that the cosmeticmaterial is not put on the hands and the puff is easily carried.

Korean Registration Patent No. 10-1584512 discloses such a conventionalcompact container, in which the conventional compact container includesan outer container, a refill container coupled to an inside of the outercontainer and having a cosmetic material contained therein, a refillcontainer lid for opening and closing the refill container, and an outercontainer lid for opening and closing the outer container, and the outercontainer and the refill container are undercut-coupled to each other ina detachable manner, such that when the cosmetic material contained inthe refill container is used up, the refill container may be separatedfrom the outer container and a new refill container may be coupled tothe outer container.

However, the conventional compact container is inconvenient in use, inwhich the outer container lid and the refill container lid have to beopened from the outer container and the refill container, respectively,in order to check a type and color of a cosmetic material contained inthe refill container.

In addition, since the conventional compact container has a push buttoninstalled on the front of the outer container, even when both the outercontainer and the refill container are formed of a transparent materialto allow the cosmetic material contained in the refill container to bereflected on the outside, a part of the outer container is blocked bythe push button, such that the push button installed on the outercontainer interferes with checking the type and color of the cosmeticmaterial and occupies a predetermined space inside the outer container,thereby resulting in a structural limitation that a space for containingthe cosmetic material is reduced.

In order to solve the above problem, Korean Registration Patent No.10-1684243 discloses a compact container for cosmetics having anopening/closing button on a lid, in which an accommodation space for theopening/closing button in a container body is removed by forming theopening/closing button on a container lid, and a main container requiredfor assembling the opening/closing button is removed to maximize theaccommodation space for the cosmetic material in the container body, sothat a lot of cosmetic materials can be effectively filled, therebyeliminating the need for frequently filling the cosmetic materials.

However, the conventional compact container as described above has astructure in which the compact container is hinge-coupled to thecontainer body in a state in which the mirror is fixedly coupled to aninner side of the container lid, such that it was inconvenient to usethe mirror by holding the container body with the container lid open,and it is problematic that the container lid is arbitrarily closed dueto external impact or inclination of the container body to cover themirror.

Accordingly, a mirror provided on the container lid may be separatelyused by applying a structure in which the container lid of the compactcontainer is detached from the container body. In this case, in order toseparate the container lid from the container body, there wasinconvenience that a button is pushed to release fastening between thecontainer lid and the container body, and then the container lid isforcibly removed and separated from the container body. In addition, thecontainer lid of the compact container is formed with two or moreconfigurations of an upper plate and a lower plate that are detachablycoupled to each other, and the mirror may thus be separately used byseparating an upper portion of the container lid from a lower portionthereof. In this case, because a button is installed on one side of thecontainer lid, the button interferes with a detachment process betweenthe container lid and the container body.

Therefore, it is necessary to develop a cosmetic container, in which thebutton does not interfere with separating or coupling between thecontainer body and the container lid when separating the container lidinstalled with the button from the container body in order to separatelyuse or recycle the mirror.

RELATED ART DOCUMENTS Patent Documents

(Patent Document 0001) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1584512 (issuedon Jan. 25, 2016)

(Patent Document 0002) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1684243 (issuedon Jan. 25, 2016)

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

In order to solve the problems, an object of the present disclosure isto provide a cosmetic container having a button-separable structure, inwhich when an upper container is separated from a lower container inorder to separately use or recycle a mirror provided in the uppercontainer, some components of a button installed on the upper containerare allowed to be separated together, so that the button does notinterfere with detachment of the upper container from the lowercontainer.

Another object of the present disclosure is to provide a cosmeticcontainer having a button-separable structure, in which a lowercontainer is formed of a transparent material, and a button is installedon an upper container which opens and closes the lower container, suchthat contents are reflected on the outside through the entiretransparent outer wall of the lower container, so that the user caneasily check the contents, aesthetic feeling can be improved, and aninternal space of the lower container can be easily secured.

Technical Solution

In order to achieve the above objects, the present disclosure provides acosmetic container having a button-separable structure including: alower container; an upper container which opens and closes the lowercontainer; a button installed on the upper container; and a mirrorformed on the upper container, wherein the upper container includes aconnection member coupled to the lower container and a cover memberdetachably coupled to the connection member, and the button is dividedinto an elastic locking member formed on the connection member and apressing member formed on the cover member.

In addition, the lower container may be formed of a transparent materialso that contents stored in the lower container may be reflected on anoutside.

In addition, the lower container may be mounted with a content containerwhich contains contents and a content container cover which opens andcloses the content container.

In addition, the lower container may further include an intermediatebody having a locking protrusion on one side thereof.

In addition, the cover member of the upper container may be rotatablycoupled to an extent of a predetermined section while covering an upperportion of the connection member.

In addition, the connection member of the upper container may be formedwith an insertion groove and a fixing protrusion to fix the elasticlocking member of the button.

In addition, an elastic protrusion may be formed on the connectionmember of the upper container to horizontally and elastically supportthe elastic locking member of the button while allowing the elasticlocking member to be spaced apart from an outer surface of theconnection member at a predetermined interval.

In addition, a fastening portion including a horizontal fastening grooveand a vertical separation groove may be formed on the connection memberof the upper container, and a fastening protrusion may be formed on thepushing member of the button so that the pushing member of the buttonmay be fastened to the horizontal fastening groove or located in thevertical separation groove.

In addition, a locking hook may be formed on an elastic locking memberof the button, and elastic blades may extend from both sides of thelocking hook.

In addition, the pushing member of the button may include a pushingportion exposed to an outside of the upper container and a couplingportion coupled to the cover member.

In addition, the coupling portion of the pushing member may be formed ina ring shape and coupled to an inside of the cover member, and thepushing portion may protrude outward from the coupling portion and belocated in front of the elastic locking member.

In addition, the cover member of the upper container may be fastened tothe connection member or fastening between the cover member and theconnection member may be released while being rotated to an extent of apredetermined section, and simultaneously, the pushing member may berotated together with the cover member so that the pushing member of thebutton may be connected to or separated from the elastic locking member.

Advantageous Effects

According to the aspect of the present disclosure, when the uppercontainer is separated from the lower container in order to separatelyuse or recycle the mirror provided in the upper container, somecomponents of the button installed on the upper container are allowed tobe separated together, so that the button does not interfere withdetachment of the upper container from the lower container.

According to the aspect of the present disclosure, the lower containeris formed of a transparent material, and the button is installed on theupper container which opens and closes the lower container, such thatthe contents are reflected on the outside through the entire transparentouter wall of the lower container, so that the user can easily check thecontents, aesthetic feeling can be improved, and an internal space ofthe lower container can be easily secured.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to oneaspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the cosmetic containeraccording to one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the cosmetic container according to oneaspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a state of opening the cosmeticcontainer according to one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a lowercontainer is fastened to an upper container according to one aspect ofthe present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which fasteningbetween a cover member of the upper container and the connection memberis released by rotating the cover member according to one aspect of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the covermember of the upper container is lifted to be separated from theconnection member according to one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the covermember of the upper container is coupled to an upper portion of theconnection member according to one aspect of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the covermember of the upper container is fastened to the connection member byreversely rotating the cover member according to one aspect of thepresent disclosure.

BEST MODE

The detailed description of the present disclosure will be describedbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings showing specificaspects in which the present disclosure can be embodied. These aspectswill be described in detail as sufficient as to enable those skilled inthe art to practice the present disclosure. It may be understood thatthe various aspects of the present disclosure do not need to be mutuallyexclusive although they are different from each other. For example, thespecific shapes, structures, and characteristics disclosed herein may beimplemented in other aspects in relation to one aspect without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. In addition, it maybe understood that the positions or arrangements of individualconstituent elements in each disclosed aspect can be changed withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

Accordingly, the detailed description described below is not intended tobe taken as a restrictive meaning, but if it is properly described, thescope of the present disclosure is restricted only by the appendedclaims, together with all scopes equivalent to the claims. In thedrawings, the similar reference symbols refer to the same or similarfunctions throughout several aspects.

The terms used in the present disclosure have been selected fromcurrently widely used general terms in consideration of the functions inthe present disclosure. However, the terms may vary according to theintention of one of ordinary skill in the art, case precedents, and theadvent of new technologies. Also, for special cases, meanings of theterms selected by the applicant are described in detail in thedescription section. Accordingly, the terms used in the presentdisclosure are defined based on their meanings in relation to thecontents discussed throughout the specification, not by their simplemeanings.

When a part may “include” a certain constituent element, unlessspecified otherwise, it may not be construed to exclude anotherconstituent element but may be construed to further include otherconstituent elements.

Hereinafter, a cosmetic container having a button-separable structureaccording to one aspect of the present disclosure will be described indetail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9 .

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to oneaspect of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective viewof the cosmetic container according to one aspect of the presentdisclosure, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the cosmetic containeraccording to one aspect of the present disclosure.

As illustrated in the drawings, the present disclosure includes a lowercontainer 10, an upper container 20, a button 30, and a mirror 40, inwhich the upper container 20 includes a connection member 22 coupled tothe lower container 10 and a cover member 24 detachably coupled to theconnection member 22, and the button 30 is divided into an elasticlocking member 32 formed on the connection member 24 and a pushingmember 34 formed on the cover member 24.

The lower container 10 stores a cosmetic product and is formed in acylindrical shape with an open top and bottom. In the drawings of thecosmetic container according to one aspect of the present disclosure,the lower container 10 is illustrated as having a cylindrical shape witha lower height and a wide width, but is not limited thereto, and may bechanged into various shapes according to convenience of use orpreference or fashion of a purchaser.

The entire lower container 10 may be formed of a transparent material sothat contents stored in the lower container 10 may be reflected on theoutside. That is, even though a user does not directly check thecontents stored in the lower container 10 by opening the upper container20 from the lower container 10, the contents are reflected on theoutside through the entire transparent outer wall of the lower container10, such that the contents stored in the lower container 10 can beeasily checked, and accordingly, aesthetic feeling of an appearance ofthe cosmetic container can be improved.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 , a hinge insertion hole 12 may be formed inone side of the lower container 10, and a hinge insertion protrusion 12a may be formed on the hinge insertion hole 12 so that the uppercontainer 20 may be hinge-coupled to the lower container 10. In thiscase, the hinge insertion protrusion 12 a preferably protrudes in a pairfrom both side walls of the hinge insertion hole 12.

In addition, a ring-shaped intermediate body 14 may be further providedon an upper end of the lower container 10. The intermediate body 14 isformed on the upper end of the lower container 10 in a ring shape, and alocking protrusion 14 a protrudes upward from one side thereof and isengaged with a button 30 installed on the upper container 20. Thelocking protrusion 14 a may have a protrusion portion formed on an innerupper portion thereof, an outer wall may extend to both lower portionsof the protrusion portion, and a groove may be formed between theprotrusion portion and the outer wall.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 , a bonding groove 14 b may be formed on alower end of the intermediate body 14, and a bonding protrusion 16 maybe formed on the upper end of the lower container 10, so that theintermediate body 14 and the lower container 10 may be bonded to eachother while they are fitted with each other. In this case, theintermediate body 14 is preferably bonded to the upper end of the lowercontainer 10 through ultrasonic bonding, high-frequency bonding, orthermal bonding. This is to prevent the aesthetic feeling of thecosmetic container from being degraded due to the coupling structurewhen the lower container 10 and the intermediate body 14 have separatecoupling structures.

Meanwhile, a content container 50 for containing contents and a contentcontainer cover 60 for opening and closing the content container 50 maybe mounted in the lower container 10.

The contents are contained in the content container 50 or an impregnatedsponge impregnated with contents is mounted in the content container 50,the impregnated sponge is preferably formed of at least one materialselected from the group consisting of butadiene rubber (BR), styrenebutadiene rubber (SBR), natural rubber (NR), natural rubber styrenebutadiene rubber (NRSBR), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), weturethane, dry urethane, polyether, polyester, polyvinyl chloride,polyethylene, latex, silicone, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), nitrile rubber,butyl rubber, and neoprene.

Like the lower container 10, the content container 50 may have a surfaceformed of a transparent material, such that the contents contained inthe content container 50 may be reflected on the outside through thetransparent content container 50 and lower container 10, therebyallowing the user to easily check the contents.

Meanwhile, the lower container 10 and the content container 50 mayadjust transparency (a value expressed as a ratio of light transmittedthrough a mineral) for improving information delivery function oraesthetic feeling. For example, the contents contained in the lowercontainer 10 and the content container 50 can be clearly visible throughthe lower container 10 and the content container 50 by increasing thetransparency of the lower container 10 and the content container 50, thecontents contained in the lower container 10 and the content container50 can be delicately visible through the content container 50 and thelower container 10 by lowering the transparency.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 , a ring-shaped content container coupling ring52 is coupled to an upper end of the content container 50, in which thecontent container coupling ring 52 may seal the inside of the contentcontainer 50, and simultaneously, may be shaft-coupled to the contentcontainer cover 60.

First and second lower extension protrusion rings 52 a and 52 b mayvertically extend from a lower edge of the content container couplingring 52, and a third lower extension protrusion ring 52 c may verticallyextend while being inwardly spaced apart from the first and second lowerextension protrusion rings 52 a and 52 b. As illustrated in FIG. 3 , thefirst and second lower extension protrusion rings 52 a and 52 b arecoupled while surrounding an upper end of the outer wall of the contentcontainer 50, and when the content container cover 60 is closed, thethird lower extension protrusion ring 52 c comes into close contact witha sealing protrusion ring 62 formed on a lower portion of the contentcontainer cover 60 to seal the inside of the content container 50. Inthis case, a horizontal extension protrusion ring 52 d may horizontallyextend from an inside of the third lower extension protrusion ring 52 c,in which the horizontal extension protrusion ring 52 d may limit anexposed portion of the impregnated sponge contained in the contentcontainer 50 or prevent the impregnated sponge from going out.

In addition, a first hinge coupling portion 54 may protrude from oneside of an upper portion of the content container coupling ring 52, sothat the content container coupling ring 52 may be hinge-coupled to thecontent container cover 60.

The content container cover 60 is hinge-coupled to the content containercoupling ring 52 and rotates about an axis to open and close the contentcontainer 50. The sealing protrusion ring 62 may extend downward fromthe lower portion of the content container cover 60, come into closecontact with an inner periphery of the third lower extension protrusionring 52 c of the content container 50 when the content container cover60 is closed, and a makeup tool storage groove 66 may be formed on anupper portion of the content container cover 60 to store a makeup tool(not illustrated).

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 2 , a second hinge coupling portion64 may be formed on one side of the content container cover 60 to behinge-coupled to the first hinge coupling portion 54 of the contentcontainer 50, and a knob 68 may be formed on an opposite side of thesecond hinge coupling portion 64 and protrude outward so as to allow theuser to easily hold the knob 68.

The upper container 20 is coupled to one side of the lower container 10to open and close the lower container 10. The upper container 20 mayinclude the connection member 22 coupled to the lower container 10 andthe cover member 24 detachably coupled to the connection member 22.

The connection member 22 has a ring shape where a center thereof isperforated, connects the cover member 24 and the lower container 10 toeach other, and is hinge-coupled to the upper portion of the lowercontainer 10 so as to rotate about an axis.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 , an insertion groove 22 a may be formed in oneside of the connection member 22, a pair of insertion grooves 22 a maybe formed in front of the connection member 22 while being spaced apartfrom each other at a predetermined interval, and both end portions ofthe button 30 are inserted into the pair of insertion grooves 22 a tohorizontally fix the button 30. At least one fixing protrusion 22 b isformed on a front upper end of the connection member 22, in which thefixing protrusion 22 b presses the upper end of the button 30 tovertically fix the button 30. As a result, the button 30 is stably fixedin front of the connection member 22 by the insertion groove 22 a andthe fixing protrusion 22 b.

An elastic protrusion 22 c may protrude adjacent to the insertion groove22 a and the fixing protrusion 22 b of the connection member 22, thatis, between the pair of insertion grooves 22 a, in which like theinsertion groove 22 a, a pair of elastic protrusions 22 c is formedwhile being spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval tosupport a rear surface of the elastic locking member 32 of the button30. Accordingly, the elastic protrusion 22 c vertically and elasticallysupports the elastic locking member 32 while being spaced apart from anouter periphery of the connection member 22 at a predetermined interval.

An insertion hole 22 d may be formed in a front side of the connectionmember 22. The locking protrusion 14 a of the lower container 10 and alocking hook 34 a of the button 30 are inserted into the insertion hole22 d together and fastened to each other.

In addition, a hinge connection portion 22 e is formed opposite to theinsertion hole 22 d and inserted into the hinge insertion hole 12 of thelower container 10 to allow the lower container 10 to shaft-couple tothe connection member 22, in which a hinge insertion groove 22 f isformed in the hinge connection portion 22 e so that the hinge insertionprotrusion 12 a of the lower container 10 is fitted into the hingeinsertion groove 22 f. In this case, like the hinge insertion protrusion12 a, a pair of hinge insertion grooves 22 f is preferably formed onboth side walls of the hinge connection portion 22 e.

Meanwhile, a fastening portion 26 including a horizontal fasteninggroove 26 a and a vertical separation groove 26 b may be formed on theouter periphery of the connection member 22. In this case, thehorizontal fastening groove 26 a and the vertical separation groove 26 bare disposed continuously or adjacent to each other, in which thehorizontal fastening groove 26 a is preferably formed as a groovevertically extending along the outer periphery of the connection member22, and the vertical separation groove 26 b is preferably formed as agroove with an open upper portion by vertically extending in a heightdirection of the connection member 22. As illustrated in a partiallyenlarged view of FIG. 2 , a separation prevention protrusion 26 c mayprotrude outward from an upper portion adjacent to the horizontalfastening groove 26 a, and an oblique surface 26 d inclined at apredetermined angle may be formed on one side surface of the verticalseparation groove 26 b adjacent to the horizontal fastening groove 26 a.That is, the separation prevention protrusion 26 c may prevent thefastening protrusion 34 c of the pushing member 30 from being separatedfrom the upper portion of the connection member 22, and the fasteningprotrusion 34 c of the pushing member 30 may be smoothly moved from thevertical separation groove 26 b to the horizontal fastening groove 26 aby the oblique surface 26 d during rotation of the cover member 24.

In addition, the cover member 24 has a disc shape having open one sideand provided with a certain space inside thereof, and is rotatablycoupled to the extent of a predetermined section from the connectionmember 22 while covering the upper portion of the connection member 22.A button through-hole 24 a may be formed in a front side of the covermember 24 of the upper container 20, and at least a part of the button30 may pass through the button through-hole 24 a.

At least one mirror guide protrusion 24 b may be formed on an innerupper surface of the cover member 24, in which the mirror guideprotrusion 24 b is disposed in a circle along an edge of the covermember 24, and the mirror 40 is inserted into an inside of the mirrorguide protrusion 24 b. In addition, a first coupling protrusion 24 c maybe formed on an inner periphery of the cover member 24 so that the covermember 24 is fixedly coupled to the pushing member 34 of the button 30.

The button 30 may be installed and pushed by the user so that the uppercontainer 20 may be fastened or released from the lower container 10,and the button 30 may be divided into the elastic locking member 32 andthe pushing member 34.

The elastic locking member 32 may be formed on one side of theconnection member 22 and located on a rear side of the pushing member 34to provide elasticity to the pushing member 34, and the locking hook 32a fastened to the locking protrusion 14 a of the intermediate body 14may be formed on a center thereof. In this case, the upper portion ofthe locking hook 32 a is more recessed inward than other parts, so thatthe locking protrusion 14 a is preferably inserted into the recessedportion.

In addition, a pair of elastic blades 32 b may be formed on both sidesof the locking hook 32 a, in which the elastic blade 32 b extends in acurved shape corresponding to a surface of the connection member 22 sothat an end portion thereof is inserted into the insertion groove 22 aof the connection member 22, and the upper end of the elastic blade 32 bcomes into close contact with the fixing protrusion 22 b of theconnection member 22, and simultaneously, a back surface thereof comesinto close contact with the elastic protrusion 22 c of the connectionmember 22, such that the elastic blade 32 b is horizontally orvertically fixed and horizontally supported while being spaced apartfrom the surface of the connection member 22 at a predeterminedinterval.

The pushing member 34 is formed on an inner side of the cover member 24,and located in front of the elastic locking member 32, so that thepushing member 34 pushes the elastic locking member 32 rearward or movesforward by a restoring force of the elastic locking member 32. Thepushing member 34 may include a pushing portion 34 a exposed to theoutside of the cover member 24 of the upper container 20 and a couplingportion 34 b coupled to the cover member 24. In this case, the pushingportion 34 a preferably protrudes outside from the coupling portion 34b, and the coupling portion 34 b is preferably formed in a ring shape tobe coupled to the inner side of the cover member 24. In this case, thering-shaped coupling portion 34 b assists the elastic movement of thepushing portion 34 a as its shape is deformed when the pushing portion34 a is pressed.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 , at least a part of the pushing portion 34 amay be exposed to the outside while passing through the buttonthrough-hole 24 a of the cover member 24, and pressed by the user, inwhich the pushing portion 34 a may be located in front of the elasticlocking member 32 and formed with a contacting protrusion 34 d on oneside thereof so that the pushing portion 34 a may make contact with theouter periphery of the elastic locking member 32. In this case, a pairof contacting protrusions 34 d preferably protrudes from both side wallson an inner periphery of the pushing portion 34 a in order to stablycontact and press the elastic locking member 32.

In addition, the fastening protrusion 34 c may be formed on the pushingmember 34, and as illustrated in FIG. 2 , the fastening protrusion 34 cmay be inserted into and fastened to the horizontal fastening groove 26a or located in the vertical separation groove 26 b to be released fromthe vertical separation groove 26 b. That is, in a state in which thefastening protrusion 34 c is inserted into the horizontal fasteninggroove 26 a, if the fastening protrusion 34 c moves to the verticalseparation groove 26 b by a rotation of the cover member 24 to an extentof a predetermined section, the fastening between the cover member 24and the connection member 22 is released so that the cover member 24 isin a separable state. In this case, as the pushing member 34 installedon the cover member 24 moves to the side, it deviates from the center ofthe elastic locking member 32, and in contrast, in a state in which thefastening protrusion 34 c is located in the vertical separation groove26 b, if the fastening protrusion 34 c goes over the oblique surface 26d by the rotation of the cover member 24 to the extent of apredetermined section so that the fastening protrusion 34 c is insertedinto the horizontal fastening groove 26 a, the connection member 22 isfastened to the cover member 24. In this case, the pushing member 34installed on the cover member 24 moves to its original position, so thatit is located on the front center of the elastic locking member 32.

Briefly, the cover member 24 of the upper container 20 may be fastenedto or released from the connection member 22 while being rotated to theextent of a predetermined section, and simultaneously, the pushingmember 34 of the button may come into close contact with or be separatedfrom the elastic locking member 32 while being rotated together.

In addition, a second coupling protrusion 34 e may be formed on an outerperiphery of the pushing member 34 to be under-coupled to the firstcoupling protrusion 24 c formed on the cover member 24. In the drawingsof the cosmetic container according to one aspect of the presentdisclosure, it is illustrated that the cover member 24 of the uppercontainer 20 is undercut-coupled to the pushing member 34 of the button30, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and variouscoupling methods may be used to the extent that the pushing member 34may be firmly and fixedly coupled to the inner side of the cover member24, such as coupling by protrusions and grooves, forced fitting, orscrew coupling.

The mirror 40 is attached to the inner side of the upper container 20 toreflect a makeup area of the user. As illustrated in FIG. 2 , the mirror40 is attached to an inner upper surface of the upper container 20, inwhich an outer surface of the mirror 40 is in close contact with aninner surface of the mirror guide protrusion 24 b and fixed in a statein which the mirror 40 is located on the inner center of the uppercontainer 20. Meanwhile, the mirror 40 may be located between the covermember 24 and the connection member 22 in a state in which the mirror 40is not attached to the inner side of the cover member 24 so that themirror 40 is easily collected during separation of the cover member 24from the connection member 22, and as illustrated in FIG. 3 , the mirror40 may be fixed while being pressed by the edge part of the connectionmember 22.

As described above, the cosmetic container according to one aspect ofthe present disclosure is configured such that the button 30 is dividedinto the elastic locking member 32 and the pushing member 34, and theelastic locking member 32 and the pushing member 34 are installed on theconnection member 22 and the cover member 24 of the upper container 20,respectively so as to be disposed in front and back of the button 30 toeach other, such that when the cover member 24 is separated from orcoupled to the connection member 22, the pushing member 34 is alsoseparated from or connected to the elastic locking member 32, andaccordingly, the button 30 does not interfere with a detachment processbetween the connection member 22 and the cover member of the uppercontainer 20.

FIGS. 4 to 9 are views illustrating use and assembly of the cosmeticcontainer according to one aspect of the present disclosure, andillustrate a method for using the cosmetic container according to oneaspect of the present disclosure with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9 .

FIG. 4 is a sectional view illustrating a state of opening the cosmeticcontainer according to one aspect of the present disclosure, FIG. 5 is aperspective view illustrating a state in which a lower container isfastened to an upper container according to one aspect of the presentdisclosure, FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a state in whichfastening between a cover member of the upper container and theconnection member is released by rotating the cover member according toone aspect of the present disclosure, FIG. 7 is a perspective viewillustrating a state in which the cover member of the upper container islifted to be separated from the connection member according to oneaspect of the present disclosure, FIG. 8 is a perspective viewillustrating a state in which the cover member of the upper container iscoupled to an upper portion of the connection member according to oneaspect of the present disclosure, and FIG. 9 is a perspective viewillustrating a state in which the cover member of the upper container isfastened to the connection member by reversely rotating the cover memberaccording to one aspect of the present disclosure.

In order to use the cosmetic container according to one aspect of thepresent disclosure, first, the button 30 exposed to one side of theupper container 20 is pushed to release the fastening between the uppercontainer 20 and the lower container 10 as illustrated in FIG. 4 , andthe upper container 20 is then rotated to open the upper container 20,the refill container cover 52 is rotated to open the refill container50, and then makeup is performed with the cosmetic product contained inthe refill container 50. In this case, as the pushing member 34 of thebutton 30 is pushed, the contacting protrusion 34 d of the pushingmember 34 pushes the front surface of the elastic locking member 32, andsimultaneously, the locking hook 32 a of the elastic locking member 32is pushed back, thereby releasing the fastening between the lockingprotrusion 14 a of the intermediate body 14 and the locking hook 32 a.

Meanwhile, the mirror 40 may be separately used or recycled byseparating the mirror 40 from the cosmetic container. Before separatingthe mirror 40 from the cosmetic container, as illustrated in FIG. 5 ,the elastic locking member 32 is installed on the inner side of theconnection member 22 of the upper container 20 and the pushing member 34of the button 30 is installed on the inner side of the cover member 24,so that the pushing member 34 and the elastic locking member 32 aredisposed to be in close contact with each other in front and back, andthe fastening protrusion 34 c of the pushing member 34 is fixed whilebeing inserted into and fastened to the horizontal fastening groove 26 aof the connection member 22. In this case, the fastening protrusion 34 cof the pushing member 34 may be prevented from being separated from anupper side of the horizontal fastening groove 26 a by a separationprevention protrusion 26 c formed on the upper portion of the horizontalfastening groove 26 a.

As illustrated in FIG. 6 , when the cover member 24 of the uppercontainer 20 is rotated to the extent of a predetermined section in anyone direction, as the fastening protrusion 34 c of the pushing member 34is moved to the side together with the cover member 24 and inserted intothe vertical separation groove 26 b, the fastening between the covermember 24 and the connection member 22 is released, such that the covermember 24 is in a separable state. In this case, as the pushing member34 installed on the cover member 24 is moved to the side and deviatesfrom the center of the elastic locking member 32, the button 30including the elastic locking member 32 and the pushing member 34 is inan inoperable state.

Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 7 , the cover member 24 of the uppercontainer 20 is lifted and separated from the connection member 22, andthe mirror 40 attached to the inner side of the cover member 24 is usedor recycled.

Meanwhile, the cover member 24 of the upper container 20, which isseparated from the cosmetic container, may be coupled again and used.First, as illustrated in FIG. 8 , the cover member 24 covers the openupper portion of the connection member 22 while allowing the fasteningprotrusion 34 c of the pushing member 34 to be inserted into the openupper portion of the vertical separation groove 26 b.

Thereafter, as illustrated in FIG. 9 , when the cover member 24 of theupper container 20 is rotated to the extent of a predetermined sectionin an opposite direction, the fastening protrusion 34 c of the pushingmember 34 is moved to the side together with the cover member 24, andgoes over the oblique surface 26 d, so that it is inserted into andfastened to the horizontal fastening groove 26 a. In this case, as thepushing member 34 installed on the cover member 24 is moved to itsoriginal position, the pushing member 34 is located on the front centerof the elastic locking member 32, and the contacting protrusion 34 d ofthe pushing member 34 is in close contact with the outer periphery ofthe elastic locking member 32, so that the button 30 including theelastic locking member 32 and the pushing member 34 is in an operablestate.

Although the above description has been made with reference toillustrative aspects and drawings as well as certain matters such asspecific elements, the aspects are provided for overall understanding ofthe present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to theaspects. It is understood by those skilled in the art that variouschanges and modifications can be made in these aspects.

Therefore, the spirit of the present disclosure may not be construed asbeing limited to the aspects described herein, and all variations withinthe scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are to beconstrued as being included in the scope of the present disclosure.

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-   -   10: lower container 14: intermediate body    -   14 a: locking protrusion 20: upper container    -   22: connection member 24: cover member    -   26: fastening portion 26 a: horizontal fastening groove    -   26 b: vertical separation groove 30: button    -   32: elastic locking member 32 a: locking hook    -   32 b: elastic blade 34: pushing member    -   34 a: pushing portion 34 b: coupling portion    -   34 c: fastening protrusion 40: mirror    -   50: content container 60: content container cover

1. A cosmetic container having a button-separable structure, thecosmetic container comprising: a lower container; an upper containerwhich opens and closes the lower container; a button installed on theupper container; and a mirror formed on the upper container, wherein theupper container includes a connection member coupled to the lowercontainer and a cover member detachably coupled to the connectionmember, and the button is divided into an elastic locking member formedon the connection member and a pressing member formed on the covermember.
 2. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein the lowercontainer is formed of a transparent material so that contents stored inthe lower container are reflected on an outside.
 3. The cosmeticcontainer of claim 1, wherein the lower container is mounted with acontent container which contains contents and a content container coverwhich opens and closes the content container.
 4. The cosmetic containerof claim 1, wherein the lower container further includes an intermediatebody having a locking protrusion on one side thereof.
 5. The cosmeticcontainer of claim 1, wherein the cover member of the upper container isrotatably coupled to an extent of a predetermined section while coveringan upper portion of the connection member.
 6. The cosmetic container ofclaim 1, wherein the connection member of the upper container is formedwith an insertion groove and a fixing protrusion to fix the elasticlocking member of the button.
 7. The cosmetic container of claim 1,wherein an elastic protrusion is formed on the connection member of theupper container to horizontally and elastically support the elasticlocking member of the button while allowing the elastic locking memberto be spaced apart from an outer surface of the connection member at apredetermined interval.
 8. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein afastening portion including a horizontal fastening groove and a verticalseparation groove is formed on the connection member of the uppercontainer, and a fastening protrusion is formed on the pushing member ofthe button so that the pushing member of the button is fastened to thehorizontal fastening groove or located in the vertical separationgroove.
 9. The cosmetic container of claim 1, wherein a locking hook isformed on an elastic locking member of the button, and elastic bladesextend from both sides of the locking hook.
 10. The cosmetic containerof claim 1, wherein the pushing member of the button includes a pushingportion exposed to an outside of the upper container and a couplingportion coupled to the cover member.
 11. The cosmetic container of claim10, wherein the coupling portion of the pushing member is formed in aring shape and coupled to an inside of the cover member, and the pushingportion protrudes outward from the coupling portion and is located infront of the elastic locking member.
 12. The cosmetic container of claim1, wherein the cover member of the upper container is fastened to orreleased from the connection member while being rotated to an extent ofa predetermined section, and simultaneously, the pushing member of thebutton is rotated together with the cover member so that the pushingmember of the button is connected to or separated from the elasticlocking member.